The Chaperone

By: M Hendrix

Narrated by: Laura Knight Keating

Like every young woman in New America, Stella knows the rules:

Deflect attention.
Abstain from sin.
Navigate the world with care.
Give obedience.
Embrace purity.
Respect your chaperone.

Girls in New America must have a chaperone with them at all times. Because of this, Stella is never alone. She can't go out by herself or learn about the world. She can't even spend time with boys except at formal Visitations. Still, Stella feels lucky that her chaperone, Sister Helen, is like a friend to her.

And then the unthinkable happens. Sister Helen dies suddenly, and Stella feels lost. Especially when she's assigned a new chaperone just days later.

Sister Laura is...different. She has radical ideas about what Stella should be doing. She leaves Stella alone in public and even knows how to get into the "Hush Hush" parties where all kinds of forbidden things happen. As Stella spends more time with Sister Laura, she begins to question everything she's been taught. What if the Constables' rules don't actually protect girls? What if they were never meant to keep them safe?

Once Stella glimpses both real freedom and the dark truths behind New America, she has no choice but to fight back against the world she knows, risking everything to set out on a dangerous journey across what used to be the United States.

©2023 M Hendrix (P)2023 Recorded Books

Brave and Empowering

This story celebrates individual thinking, encouraging young women to speak up, stand up for themselves and not follow along like sheep. Question authority. Read and learn all you can. Life isn't as narrow as what is fed to us in social media and in the news. Bravo.

Great book

Looking forward to the next. Definitely deserves a series.
Frightening potential predictions of our own harrowing present.

Fun and updated take

It’s an adventure with many mysteries that reveal themselves as the story progresses. Can’t wait for more of Stella’s adventures in New America .

A Great Story, have to share with my friends

I loved the story. zip couldn't wait what was coming next. A real page turner.

THIS IS A PHENOMENAL READ!!!

I say it all the time in my reviews and I'll say it again for this one as well. The narrator is EVERYTHING when reading on audible so kudos to this narrator who did a wonderful job..
I highly recommend this book I would definitely give it a 10 out of 10
it kept me on my toes in suspense I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next